Posted by PoohBear on January 15, 2004, at 13:02:00
In reply to Re: Norepinephrine and Concentration, posted by zeugma on January 14, 2004, at 19:36:03
I would agree regarding the clarity issues.
I have ADD/ADHD and comorbid depression. I took many of the common ADD drugs six years ago to help with concentration, etc, but none worked.
This time we've tackled the depression first, using Effexor XR. We also added Wellbutrin, but have since dropped that in favor of Remeron.
I have noticed much better quality sleep as well as greatly increased clarity with the Remeron. My mind feels more "here", rather than somewhere else if you know what I mean. (And if you have ADHD, you do...)
I can still find myself staring into space, but find that I can force myself to be productive more easily and go off on fewer bunny trails. I believe as noted in a post above that much of this has come from dealing with the depression.
YMMV.
TR
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